3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (441+ words) An Oxfordshire disability charity has marked 50 years helping people by creating bespoke gadgets to support those with disabilities. The county branch of Remap celebrated five decades producing aids and equipment for people with disabilities at a special celebration on Sunday,…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (908+ words) Workplace accidents and work-related ill health cost Great Britain an estimated £22.9 billion every year, according to the latest Health and Safety Executive figures. The figures reveal the scale of the financial impact workplace health and safety continues to have, with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (465+ words) A care home has marked 40 years of service with a community garden party. The Grange, located in Goring, near Wallingford, hosted the celebration on Thursday, August 20, to honour four decades of care for elderly residents. It was attended by residents,…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (495+ words) A charity has welcomed a £343 million government plan to expand mental health services in a bid to prevent crises. Response, Oxfordshire’s largest independent mental health charity, says the investment will ease pressure on overstretched services and help people access support…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (257+ words) An urgent warning has been issued to households with eggs in their cupboards. Households are urged to check their eggs for the presence of a symbol and an eight digit code in a bid to avoid salmonella after a death…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (260+ words) A new pet healthcare plan promises to make vet visits more affordable and accessible for pet owners. Stow Vets in Burford has launched the Healthy Pet Club Advanced, which offers unlimited consultations with vets and nurses, with no exclusions for…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (445+ words) Vulnerable people such as young children, pregnant women and older adults should avoid eating runny eggs in cafes and restaurants because of a risk of salmonella. It comes amid an outbreak that has left one person dead and hundreds of…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (483+ words) A well-known charity hospice centre has fully reopened in its usual premises two months after a fire damaged it's building. Helen & Douglas House were forced to close its usual inpatient building Helen House after a small electrical fire on June…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (395+ words) Aldi has called on fellow supermarkets to follow its lead in offering free period products in customer toilets. The retailer, alongside menstrual equity charity Freedom4Girls, has written to the chief executives of major UK grocery chains, encouraging them to make pads…...